# Kottapalayam Village, Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thuraiyur/kottapalayam-635767/ Village · Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli # Kottapalayam Kottapalayam is a village in Thuraiyur sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621003**. The 2011 Census counted **361 people in 120 households**, the 54th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 361people (2011) - 120households - 74.8%literacy - 621003PIN code ## Kottapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottapalayam is 621003.** Kottapalayam falls in Thuraiyur sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621003 - Gram panchayatKottapalayam - Community development blockUppiliyapuram - Census village code635767 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottapalayam from nearby towns? - Thuraiyur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)58 km by road - Balakrishnampatti (nearest town)3 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kottapalayam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kottapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Vairichettipalayam - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vairichettipalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Vadakkuveli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Eragudi South - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 5 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kottapalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 319 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kottapalayam Of every 100 households in Kottapalayam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottapalayam · ■ Thuraiyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****21%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **68% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **61% Use banking services ****31%** **55% Television ****84%** **84% Mobile phone ****47%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **8% Own their home ****88%** **90% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kottapalayam? ■ Kottapalayam · ■ Thuraiyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067** **922 Working population ****52.9%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 68.6% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 16 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (83%) · **■** Other work 17 (9%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Thuraiyur - Thuraiyur753 people - Rudrakshakombai668 people - Sukkalampatti Kombai595 people - Pasari kombai418 people - Karapudaiyampatti67 people [All 83 villages in Thuraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thuraiyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottapalayam?621003 - How far is Kottapalayam from Tiruchirappalli?58 km by road - What is the population of Kottapalayam?361 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottapalayam in?Tiruchirappalli district (Thuraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kottapalayam?74.8% (Census 2011)